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boogie board

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travel to Europe in 2008

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Attend my 25th high school reunion and not fear "the looks"

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Go to Six Flags and ride every single ride

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Complete my reconstruction phase by 2009

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Raul J. Rosenthal, M.D.
I have just found out that the same Surgeon who performed the gastric bypasses on both my cousin and his wife is a contracted physician with my health insurance. Tomorrow, 8-2-2005, I will be contacting my PCP for a written referral. And so my journey truly begins.

9/2405 - I met with Dr Rosenthal and his staff at Cleveland Clinic Weston and I have to say they are all very compassionate people. Dr Rosenthal is a quiet man - however he is complete in his analysis and very responsive to your quesitons. He has a wonderful reputation and the Bariatric WL Center has it together.
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  • Comment by NurseTC on 12/5/05 8:20 am
    Glad you're home and wishing you a speedy recovery.
  • Comment by Qbandiva on 12/5/05 5:46 am
    Good morning and God Bless us all. I am back and I'm back with a vengance! My surgery was on 11/30 and I was up and in a chair within 10 hours of the procedure. I hardly had to use the morphine drip. I was up and walking within 13 hours of the surgery and I haven't stopped yet. Thank you each and everyone one of you for your thoughts and prayers. I have been blessed in that this procedure went smoothly and painlessly. Dr Rosenthal has been blessed with hands of gold. For all of you who posted to my site, thank you!
  • Comment by piperkc on 11/11/05 10:07 pm
    "It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~George Eliot “The Greatest healing therapy is friendship and Love.” ~ Hubert Humphrey "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start from now and make a brand new ending" " The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, but in what direction we are moving." ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes "There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow." ~ O. S. Marden "Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil." ~ James Allen "I asked God to give me happiness. God said, "No. I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you." ~ Author Unknown "Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life. "Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, 'Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary." ~ Anthony Robbins " ~ Harvey Mackay "Life is a challenge, but if you don't stand and risk you will never know if you were able to win or lose. Challenges are not a thing of winning or losing; they are a way of learning from them to become a better person every day! ~ Alexsander Rodriguez, P.R "Don't ask for it to be easy, ask for it to be worth it." Dan Kuschell "The most important question to ask is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however." - Richard Bach "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; not through strength, but through persistence." ~ Jackson Brown "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." ~ J.B. Priestly "Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult." ~ Julia Cameron "The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~ Thomas Carlyle "Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure." ~ Sydney Harris "Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." ~ Katherine Mansfield "Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT." ~ Nike advertising campaign "I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself." ~ Carolyn Warner "Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives." ~ Author Unknown "It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it." ~ Author Unknown "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will,they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeves "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Isaiah 43:2-3 Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it. "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much." ~ Jim Rohn May you always have an Angel by your side. Watching out for you in all the things you do. Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days. Have a speedy recovery Angela in Corpus Christi 291lbs BMI 45.60 -234lbs Dr Michael Grace Open RNY Life began May 16, 2002 I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Surely..I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5
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on December 21, 2007 5:42 pm
12/28/2007 - THANK YOU LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! I think I've said this once before but I am so grateful for the fact that my tests came back negative! I'm sore, but I'm cancer free. Tomorrow I leave on a 5 day carribbean cruise. I'm a little uneasy about leaving my parents, but my brother and family are going to be there until the 31st I will be back on the 3rd so that will leave them alone for only 2 days. Happy New Year Everyone! God Bless us all!


12/21/2007 - Well Today was the big day - I had the lump removed from my right breast. I'm sore, can't raise my arm much and still slightly drunk from the pain killers (thank goodness for them). I didn't share with my parents because we've had a lot on our plates lately. Dad won't remember it and Mom just spent Weds morning in the ER because of chest pains and palpitations. So I told them a little white lie - and I know it's for the best. I have to wait a week for the biopsy results and I'm praying more than ever. Dr Lamon is a great surgeon and he feels that it's going to be ok. I trust him. Let's see what the biopsy says. 

On the brighter side, my friend Deb called me last night to ask me to go with her on a cruise next Fri. Her husband can't go suddenly and She wants me to go. I can't afford it but she is insisting that I go with her. How can I ever repay the kindness of this woman? She's been around since 1987 and is one of my closest friends.She is my sister, we've been there for each other through good and bad! We're strong woman and we'll be together till the end of time. 

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December rants
on December 14, 2007 4:36 pm
12/14/2007 - Well we got good new about Dad. He doesn't have cancer. Praise God. So now we focus on dealing with the Alzheimer's and how to care for him, for mom so she isn't overwhelmed with life and the added responsibilities. I'm exhausted myself mental - not physically because now I'm becoming a parent again to a very large babe! I adore him but my heart silently breaks each day a little more, when I see a once strong and oh so proper man walking around with spaghetti sauce on his t-shirt, hair dismantled and fussing about this and that.  Last night I decided to take them to the market for an outing after work. BAD IDEA. He wasn't happy, started cussing up a storm and then treated mom badly. She's fragile too, crying up a storm and not knowing what to do. How is it that a woman who left her country not knowing the language, could come here, work, make a life for herself and then be the sole bread winner in our family for years, be such a weak emotional mess? I realize now where some of my hang ups come from. I just pray to god for strength to carry on. Still Praying that next friday goes on without a hitch!
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Talking to my boob
on December 6, 2007 4:37 pm
12/6/2007 OK so I know my plate is full with dad's health issues right now, but this past sunday, 12/2/07 while doing my monthly self breast exam, I managed to find something the size of a jelly-bean. Fast forward to Monday and I find myself @ my GYN's office. While I'm waiting for the Dr to read the ultra-sound, I find myself talking to my right breast. Mind you, I acknowledge that lately we're not looking to perky, but that after 42 years, I have developed an affinity to her and her sister. I plead with her to be healthy now that the rest of her family has become healthier! (This conversation had in any other enviornment would surely constitute a visit to the local mental health facility) and so I wait and sing you are my sunshine with a tinge of fear.....

One Ultra-sound later - I find myself being sent to see a Surgeon because I have to have a lumpectomy.  So Yesterday, I met with my surgeon ( the same one who did my gall-bladder surgery and removed my inginal lymph node - the thought has crossed my mind that I'm single handedly paying for his latest toy - car/boat/plane????) and he tried to do a needle biopsy but nothing came out. 

I'm scheduled for a lumpectomy on 12/21/2007- tis the season!

I have faith and my guardian angels on my side. I DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR THIS RIGHT NOW. My family needs me and I need them. Tomorrow, mom, dad and I meet with the Dr's to find out the results of the cancer screening.   

This site has been so helpful to me in the past and now I find myself coming to chat with my OH family. 

God Bless us all!
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